Over de dood | Zie, mijn levenstijd verstrijkt

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by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Vom Tode

(Sung text for setting by L. Beethoven)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Meine Lebenszeit verstreicht,
Stündlich eil ich zu dem Grabe,
Und was ist's, das ich vielleicht,
Das ich noch zu leben habe?
Denk, o Mensch, an deinen Tod!
Säume nicht, denn Eins ist Not!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Mimicked by Daumer in the first stanza of his free translation from Hafis, Meine Lebenszeit verstreicht.

Composition:

Ludwig van Beethoven

Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Gellert

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Text Authorship:

by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Jordi López Jové) , "Sobre la mort", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Over de dood", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "On Death", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Angelika Frenzel) , "De la Mort", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Della morte", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Over de dood

(Sung text translation for setting by L. Beethoven)

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Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Zie, mijn levenstijd verstrijkt,
IJlings word ‘k naar ’t graf gedreven,
En wat straks, als moog'lijk blijkt,
Dat 'k niet lang meer heb te leven?
Denk o mens, denk aan je dood!
Stel niet uit, besef de nood!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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